Bungei Award
1 appearances
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Edition 25 (1988) award
Mayumi Nagano
ながの まゆみ
Nagano Mayumi
Profile
- Gender
- Female
- Born
- 1959-08-13 （Tokyo, Japan）
- Died
- place”: {“ja”:
- Nationality
- Japan
- Languages
- Japanese
Career
- Occupations
- novelist, illustrator
- Active Years
- 1988-
- Influenced By
- Keiko Takemiya, Moto Hagio, Taruho Inagaki, Yukio Mishima, Kenji Miyazawa
- Nominations
- Nominee for the 2nd Yukio Mishima Prize
Education
| Institution | Faculty | Department | Degree | Period | Country |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Joshibi University of Art and Design | Faculty of Art | Department of Industrial Design, Major in Design | 学士 | — | Japan |
Joshibi University of Art and Design
Faculty of Art
/ Department of Industrial Design, Major in Design
Degree:
学士
Year of Graduation:
1982
Country:
Japan
Awards
| Year | Award | Work | Category | Organization | Result |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1988 | Bungei Prize | Shōnen Alice | — | Bungei Shunju | 受賞 |
| 2015 | Izumi Kyōka Literary Award | Meido Ari | — | Kanazawa City | 受賞 |
| 2015 | Noma Literary Prize | Meido Ari | — | Mainichi Newspapers | 受賞 |
Bungei Prize
1988
Work:
Shōnen Alice
Organization:
Bungei Shunju
Result:
受賞
Izumi Kyōka Literary Award
2015
Work:
Meido Ari
Organization:
Kanazawa City
Result:
受賞
Noma Literary Prize
2015
Work:
Meido Ari
Organization:
Mainichi Newspapers
Result:
受賞
Awards & Nominations
Noma Literary Award
1 appearances
-
Edition 68 (2015) award
Izumi Kyoka Literary Award
1 appearances
-
Edition 43 (2015) award
Works
Major Works
Shōnen Alice
1988 NovelTelevision City
1992 NovelMeido Ari
2015 NovelTranslations of Works
- Korean edition of Shōnen Alice
- Taiwan edition of New World
Style & Themes
- Literary Style
- decadent aestheticelegant writing style
- Recurring Motifs
- mineralsmachineryfantastical worldsbeautiful boysboy-boy relationshipsboy and young man relationships
Legacy
Nagano Mayumi is a prolific Japanese author known for her decadent and fantastical style, and is considered an important figure in contemporary Japanese fantasy and science fiction.
Quotes
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90% of my readers are women, and I write primarily for women.
Source: Interview (Gensō Bungaku, 2000) (2000)
Trivia
- She illustrates her own book covers.
- She established the limited company Mimineko Agency.